Judge, 1923-06-16 · page 2 of 36
Judge — June 16, 1923 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from Judge magazine is primarily **advertising/promotional content**, not satirical editorial material. The section titled "Just Between Ourselves" promotes Judge's weekly Thursday evening social gatherings at New York venues like the Salmagundi Club or Ralph Barton's studio. The text lists prominent entertainers and personalities—cartoonist Clive Weed, drama critic George Jean Nathan, illustrator Ralph Barton, author Walter Prichard Eaton, and others—who would attend and perform. It's essentially a social event advertisement highlighting celebrity participants to attract readers. While Judge was typically satirical, this particular page functions as lifestyle promotion rather than political commentary or humor satire.
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Just Between Ourselves HAT are you planning to do next Thursday evening? How would you like to join’ the Jupce bunch at one of the unique New York clubs such as Salmagundi or the Coffee House? Or, say, at Ralph Barton's studio? Is there any doubt in your mind but that you'll have a wonderful time? Is there any question as to whether you'll cancel almost any other date you may have, to make it? None! Who will be there? Well—Arthur Somers Roche will talk for about five minutes on psycho-analysis, or reform, or some other live topic that’s uppermost in his mind. Clever, entertaining, al- ways with something to say that’s decidedly worth saying. You'll en- joy him, hugely. Then, a group of Ame s cleverest artists will be there with their new- est pictures—James Montgomery Flagg, John Held, jr.. Angus Mac- Donall, Orson Lowell, Ralph Barton, Simon Werner, Gilbert Wilkinson from London, René Clarke and sev- eral more. You'll meet George Jean Nathan, unquestionably America’s greatest dramatic critic and a_ fascinating chap. He'll tell you what’s worth seeing and just what’s going on, on the New York stage. Walter Prichard Eaton will be down from his farm in Sheffield to tell you what he thinks of the newest books. Once you've met him, you'd go many a mile for an evening with Eaton George Mitchell will amuse you with his opinions of the newest screen pro- ductions. He'll tell you just’ what pictures are worth your seeing and what others will be a waste of time. You'll hear the very newest and cleverest stories of the day. You'll hear some golf stories from Walter Trumbull, Myers and Fowler. You'll have the latest sports “dope” from Edward Anthony, along with some pictures by Weed. Walt Mason will philosophize in his unique and gifted style. You'll have a smashing cartoon by Clive Weed, with some pointed com- ments on the livest political, social and economic topics. You'll hear the latest wit from the colleges. You'll see some pictures by clever amateurs, just breaking into print. Theodore Williams will give you some careful suggestions on how best to make your savings work for you. Harold Slauson will tell you some mighty interesting things about the care and operation of your car, things that will mean dollars and cents and comfort to you. Eliot Keen, Norman Anthony, Craw- ford Young, R. B. Fuller, Paul Reilly, G. B. Inwood, A. B. Walker, Edna Ditzler and many other scin- tillating wits will have clever lines and pictures that will) make you laugh until your sides ache. Will you come? Tl say you will! And that’s just the kind of party you can have every week, with Juve That’s why more than two hundred thousand Americans prefer to spend an evening each week with JupGE than to do anything else. And, believe JupGE, we all enjoy it just as much as you do. ¢ at New York City, N.Y J. McDonnall, Treas: W, D. C